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president obama was in new york today praising the first responders who found the bomb in times square and evacuated the area he called it a model for the country, a source of national pride. and he said he wanted to make certain the city gets the federal support they need. >> terrorism front and center. pete williams in washington, thanks. >>> the president of afghanistan, hamid karzai, i had tribute to america's war dead today, those who died on afghan soil. he visited arlington national cemetery. he was joined by defense secretary gates and other u.s. military leaders. karzai visited section 60 of the cemetery, whiches you a may know is the burial ground for men and women killed in afghanistan and iraq more than 600 u.s. vet vans are buried there. >>> violence returned to the city of bangkok. a rogue general regarded as the military leader of the anti-government red shirts and labeled a terrorist by the government, was shot in the head today as he was being interviewed by foreign journalists, including the "new york times." he was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. >>> now
president obama was in new york today praising the first responders who found the bomb in times square and evacuated the area he called it a model for the country, a source of national pride. and he said he wanted to make certain the city gets the federal support they need. >> terrorism front and center. pete williams in washington, thanks. >>> the president of afghanistan, hamid karzai, i had tribute to america's war dead today, those who died on afghan soil. he visited...
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the israeli meter visits but publicly opposes obama's plan for peace. >>> defiance. syria, protesters killed in the streets. >>> underwater, tonight, news the mississippi flooding could last a long time. >>> the end of the world? many believe this weekend is it. >>> this is "nightly news." >> good evening. i'm david gregory in washington, in tonight for brian williams. the buildup to today's oval office meeting between the president and benjamin netanyahu had all the meetingmakings of a showdown. a day after the palestinian state, the israeli leader made it clear he was nut on board. this was more than an awkward day of diplomacy as stable conditions for the middle east and political implications for 2012 at home. >> good evening, david. the president did a diplomatic dance. he was trying to bridge the rhetorical divide with the israeli prime minister. it was no easy task. 24 hours after igniting many firestorms with the leader of israel, the president tried to cool differences. >> there were differences between us, in the languages. and that's going to happen betwee
the israeli meter visits but publicly opposes obama's plan for peace. >>> defiance. syria, protesters killed in the streets. >>> underwater, tonight, news the mississippi flooding could last a long time. >>> the end of the world? many believe this weekend is it. >>> this is "nightly news." >> good evening. i'm david gregory in washington, in tonight for brian williams. the buildup to today's oval office meeting between the president and...
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on this, president obama, mitt romney or tied. why is this significant? it's the first time mitt romney has not led on the question of the economy since we began testing this. mitt romney, did he accomplish his goal of his convention? look at these likability numbers. he's still upside down. more people view him negatively than positively. 13 straight polls where mitt romney's personal rating has been upside down. there's a yellow flag for the president. on foreign policy, we conducted this poll right after the middle east crisis popped up, and you can see it's taken a toll on the president's approval rating. 49/46% approve/disapprove. one piece of silver lining for mitt romney. his supporters much more enthusiastic about this election than barack obama's. we'll see if that will have an impact. >> these numbers predated the recording of his remarks, it will be interesting to see the next wave of national numbers. chuck todd, thanks for that from our washington bureau. >> you're welcome. >>> new and deadly retribution from that amateur internet film that's
on this, president obama, mitt romney or tied. why is this significant? it's the first time mitt romney has not led on the question of the economy since we began testing this. mitt romney, did he accomplish his goal of his convention? look at these likability numbers. he's still upside down. more people view him negatively than positively. 13 straight polls where mitt romney's personal rating has been upside down. there's a yellow flag for the president. on foreign policy, we conducted this...
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this long, emotional day began with a funeral mass for the man president obama described as the heir to a weighty legacy, champion for those who had none and the soul of the democratic party. the heavens were weeping for teddy kennedy today. awaiting him at the basilica of our lady of perpetual help, his wife, vicki, pillar of strength through his battle with cancer, sister jean, first wife, joan, sergeant shriver, afflicted with alzheimer's, and daughter maria. achingly sad moment, vicki, jean, and robert's wife, ethel, spread the across to mark sign of resurrection of new life, beyond this one. escorted by his children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. with musical tributes by close friends, yoyo ma. and placido domingo. it was here, seven years ago, that the late senator prayed every day for his daughter, kara, then fighting lung cancer. >> he shall ascend the aflikted among the people. >> republicans and democrats equally touched by the last of the original kennedy brothers, honored today by 3 of the 4 surviving former presidents and the current president. above all else, today
this long, emotional day began with a funeral mass for the man president obama described as the heir to a weighty legacy, champion for those who had none and the soul of the democratic party. the heavens were weeping for teddy kennedy today. awaiting him at the basilica of our lady of perpetual help, his wife, vicki, pillar of strength through his battle with cancer, sister jean, first wife, joan, sergeant shriver, afflicted with alzheimer's, and daughter maria. achingly sad moment, vicki,...
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. >> reporter: the obama administration insists the program is working and is on target of saving 4 million families from foreclosure. officials say other whose have dropped out received over loan modifications which is what happened to the coopers. after telling chase they talked to nbc news, they were notified chase would give them a permanent modification after all. >>> on wall street today stocks finished off an up week on an up note. the dow gained 59 points. >>> when we come back the guessing game is over but the losers aren't being very good sports. make any sport exciting? ha sido una partida intensa hoy. jadrovski estÁ pensando. estÁ pensando. veamos que va a hacer. moverÁ la reina o moverÁ el caballo? que tensiÓn. viene... viene, viene, viene... gooooooooooooooool! geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. ...into a free year's supply? be one of thousands to win free honey nut cheerios for an entire year... its great taste helps make lowering cholesterol a non-challenge. just see specially marked boxes for details. sure. and, mom, did you
. >> reporter: the obama administration insists the program is working and is on target of saving 4 million families from foreclosure. officials say other whose have dropped out received over loan modifications which is what happened to the coopers. after telling chase they talked to nbc news, they were notified chase would give them a permanent modification after all. >>> on wall street today stocks finished off an up week on an up note. the dow gained 59 points. >>>...
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president obama may get a supreme court appointment sooner than anyone thought. when justice john paul stevens turns 90 next month he told the new yorker magazine he will decide whether to retire now or later. he was appointed by president ford in 1975, six presidents ago. he is about to become the third longest serving justice and head of the liberal wing of the court. >>> when "nightly news" continues, rewriting the rules. leaving behind the old no child left behind law. changes coming soon to a school near you. >>> and later, a modern day gold rush. you own the land. how come you are not getting a cut of it? tonight's "fleecing of america." . free access to a certified diabetes educator... so i can ask about diet and the insulin i use. i got a free meter. and test strip discounts. so i can spend more on what i really want. i count on the freestyle promise® program. make it count for you! only the freestyle program gives you discounts, support, and more. enroll today. i thought i was invincible. i'm on an aspiriregimen now because i never want to feel that hel
president obama may get a supreme court appointment sooner than anyone thought. when justice john paul stevens turns 90 next month he told the new yorker magazine he will decide whether to retire now or later. he was appointed by president ford in 1975, six presidents ago. he is about to become the third longest serving justice and head of the liberal wing of the court. >>> when "nightly news" continues, rewriting the rules. leaving behind the old no child left behind law....
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dijo que no logrÓ juntar las 10.000 firmas- el presidente barak obama deseÓ a todos los estadounidenses una feliz navidad. por su çparte l republicanos dejaron las disputas partidistas en sus discursos. si de casualidad usted se dio una vuelta por algÚn centro comercial. se habrÁ dado cuenta que la selva. conseguir estacionamiento es imposible. carolina nos habla çde las compras de Último momento, parece que en las navidades la austeridad y crisis se borrÓ del diccionarios. >> esperaron al mismo dÍa de nochebuena para visitar el centro comercial. >> trabajo muchn0y estoy cansada. >> maÑana salgo de la ciudad, tenÍa que aprovechar! >> en especial tabletas y celulares. a solo a una semana de haber salido al mercado estÁn agotados.ç >> se espera un aumento de oct ocho. uno de ventas.aÚn asÍ no alcanza a el aumento del aÑo pasado. >> los ladrones de compras. segÚn experto tiene que ver con la parte econÓmica. para poder aliviar otras emociones. ç >> la cleptomanÍa, es una persona que roba porque tiene carencias. hay que celebrar una fiesta espiritual y serÍa diferente
dijo que no logrÓ juntar las 10.000 firmas- el presidente barak obama deseÓ a todos los estadounidenses una feliz navidad. por su çparte l republicanos dejaron las disputas partidistas en sus discursos. si de casualidad usted se dio una vuelta por algÚn centro comercial. se habrÁ dado cuenta que la selva. conseguir estacionamiento es imposible. carolina nos habla çde las compras de Último momento, parece que en las navidades la austeridad y crisis se borrÓ del diccionarios. >>...
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. >> reporter: at the white house today, president obama honored the troops too, calling ten members of the armed services. >> the american people are thinking of you today, and when you come home, we intend to make sure that we serve you as well as you're serving america. >> reporter: tonight across the country in these difficult economic times, so many thankful for what they do have. >> i have a meal. there are a lot of people in the world that do not have a meal. >> reporter: as the holiday season begins. jeff rossen, nbc news, new york. >>> overseas tonight american troops are marking their final thanksgiving in iraq before leaving the country at the end of this year, but it is quite a different story in afghanistan, where troops could spend many thanksgivings to come as the war there drags on. nbc's jim maceda is in kabul for us tonight. jim, good evening to you. >> reporter: hi, savannah. well, this is the 11th thanksgiving for u.s. forces fighting in afghanistan. we shared it today with the thousand or so u.s. troops based at kabul military airport, where the highlight today w
. >> reporter: at the white house today, president obama honored the troops too, calling ten members of the armed services. >> the american people are thinking of you today, and when you come home, we intend to make sure that we serve you as well as you're serving america. >> reporter: tonight across the country in these difficult economic times, so many thankful for what they do have. >> i have a meal. there are a lot of people in the world that do not have a meal....
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an unflattering picture of the entire obama team in its first two years. the white house has questioned several anecdotes, including larry summers telling peter orza orz orzak, you know, peter, we're alone. these mistakes would never have happen in the clinton white house. >> once there tends to be a cartoon of a president, especially a president where the nation's got awfully big problems and it's an election year, it tends to be hard to get rid of. president obama has taken to dismissing some of the quotes. >> still, it's all about timing, and here we are at the u.n. meeting. chuck todd starting us off tonight. thanks. >>> another flurry of activity here in new york as afghanistan's president made an early and tearful departure and left to go back home to afghanistan after word came of a big set back there. a suicide bomber packed explosives in his turban. a former afghan president who had been appointed by karzai to find a political solution to all this violence. this was the latest high profile assassination in afghanistan, comes as karzai was meeting
an unflattering picture of the entire obama team in its first two years. the white house has questioned several anecdotes, including larry summers telling peter orza orz orzak, you know, peter, we're alone. these mistakes would never have happen in the clinton white house. >> once there tends to be a cartoon of a president, especially a president where the nation's got awfully big problems and it's an election year, it tends to be hard to get rid of. president obama has taken to...
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president obama promptly handed him in bill for the gulf oil disaster. the chairman and a team of bp execs paraded past the cameras at the white house this morning for their first meeting with the president and his team of advisers. later the president said they agreed to put $20 billion into an escrow fund to pay disaster claims. and that is likely just the starting figure of what this crisis is ultimately going to cost bp. savannah guthrie is at the white house tonight with more. good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, lester. well, the chairman of bp opened this meeting by apologizing. he then had a private meeting in the oval office with the president, but there was no private meeting for the bp ceo tony hayward, the man the president has suggested he would have fired. in what the new york times called a perp walk, top executives from bp at the white house today. >> do you know what the consequences are if you fail to meet your obligation? >> reporter: after a meeting that went twice as long as scheduled as administration officials hammered o
president obama promptly handed him in bill for the gulf oil disaster. the chairman and a team of bp execs paraded past the cameras at the white house this morning for their first meeting with the president and his team of advisers. later the president said they agreed to put $20 billion into an escrow fund to pay disaster claims. and that is likely just the starting figure of what this crisis is ultimately going to cost bp. savannah guthrie is at the white house tonight with more. good...
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david goldman fought back with the support of president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton who today expressed her gratitude. "we appreciate the assistance and cooperation of the government of brazil, in upholding its obligation on the hague convention of international child abduction." a number of those abductions in the u.s. doubled from 800 to more than 1,600. one reason, the u.s. has no exit controls for adults traveling internationally with children. >> what that means is one parent or conceivably a stranger could leave with your child and no one is checking to make sure both parents agreed to international travel for this child. >> reporter: for sean goldman, the next step may be the hardest, adjusting to his new life in giuliani. >> within the next month, this is going to be a very difficult time for sean. adjusting to a new home, a new parent, a new school. it's going to be difficult, but what is truly amazing about most children is their resilience. >> reporter: on the plane, david goldman told me he kept sean's room exactly as it was five years ago for this very m
david goldman fought back with the support of president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton who today expressed her gratitude. "we appreciate the assistance and cooperation of the government of brazil, in upholding its obligation on the hague convention of international child abduction." a number of those abductions in the u.s. doubled from 800 to more than 1,600. one reason, the u.s. has no exit controls for adults traveling internationally with children. >> what that...
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carter, clearly the winner, scored well, came from nowhere. >> rorter: and established that barack obama could attract white voters. >> you have done what the cynics said we couldn't do. >> reporter: but iowa republican caucusgoers don't have a very good track record for picking presidents. ronald reagan didn't win the caucuses in 1980. future president bush finished third in 1988, and john mccain, the eventual nominee, came in fourth here four years ago. so why should iowa matter? >> by no means is it the ticket to victory but it is a winnowing out process to get to the final three or four. so the whole country can watch the big game. >> reporter: the wrap on iowa, it doesn't represent the rest of the country, too white, too evangelical, too rural. still here, politics are personal. >> that's one of the reasons we came here today, just to see what rick had to say. and narrow down our choice. >> it is the first time that real activists, real americans, in the heartland of the country, get a chance to look at these candidates. >> reporter: people are paying attention, even democrats like
carter, clearly the winner, scored well, came from nowhere. >> rorter: and established that barack obama could attract white voters. >> you have done what the cynics said we couldn't do. >> reporter: but iowa republican caucusgoers don't have a very good track record for picking presidents. ronald reagan didn't win the caucuses in 1980. future president bush finished third in 1988, and john mccain, the eventual nominee, came in fourth here four years ago. so why should iowa...
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jimmy fallon in a physical challenge with michelle obama. it was to celebrate her physical fitness challenged called let's move. the challenge and crowning of the winner will air on jimmy's show tonight on nbc. >>> the last known surviving veteran of the great war has died in the uk. florence green signed up in the women's royal air force 94 years ago in 1918. she worked in the mess hall on an air base. she leaves behind her son, four grand children, seven great grandchildren and a life well lived. mrs. green was 110. it's believed her death now brings an era of world history to a close. >>> and a very brave man today announced his intention to make history, to become the first person to break the sound barrier without having an aircraft around him. felix baumgartner plans to free fall from space 23 miles up, wearing a special pressurized suit with oxygen and a suit everyone hopes will open as he nears the surface of the earth. no word yet on the laexact date for this jump. >>> up next, a woman with the need for speed making history all the
jimmy fallon in a physical challenge with michelle obama. it was to celebrate her physical fitness challenged called let's move. the challenge and crowning of the winner will air on jimmy's show tonight on nbc. >>> the last known surviving veteran of the great war has died in the uk. florence green signed up in the women's royal air force 94 years ago in 1918. she worked in the mess hall on an air base. she leaves behind her son, four grand children, seven great grandchildren and a...
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today it was related to the uncertainty of obama. not just who replaces him, but what is the change in policy? that is unclear to wall street. it's jim bunning opposed to ben bernanke. bernie sanders, a socialist from vermont. it's unclear whether the public wants the fed to be more stimulus to the economy or less stimulus. >> there will be more moving parts over the weekend. for now, steve leaseman, thanks, as always. >>> when our brst continues here, we'll have more from haiti, trying to go from here to there and all the things that can happen along the way. >>> and later, some answers to the question, what happens after the natural disaster? when the world's attention moves on? l out of line? then you may not be seeing the whole picture. ask your doctor about trilipix. statin to lower bad cholesterol, along with diet, adding trilipix can lower fatty triglycerides and raise good cholesterol to help improve all three cholesterol numbers. trilipix has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or stroke more than a statin alone. trilipi
today it was related to the uncertainty of obama. not just who replaces him, but what is the change in policy? that is unclear to wall street. it's jim bunning opposed to ben bernanke. bernie sanders, a socialist from vermont. it's unclear whether the public wants the fed to be more stimulus to the economy or less stimulus. >> there will be more moving parts over the weekend. for now, steve leaseman, thanks, as always. >>> when our brst continues here, we'll have more from haiti,...
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the kind of aguessive step the obama administration is encouraging. >> first, high standards. we have to start lying to children, dummying down standards. >> reporter: it's one reason why maryland was one of nine states along with d.c. to be awarded race to the top grant money today. they follow tennessee and delaware in sharing $4.3 billion. to compete states have been aggressively overhauling their curriculums, changing teacher evaluations and focusing on underperforming schools. nationwide, 25% of kids dropped out before graduating from high school. advocates say race to the top pushes desperately needed reform. many teachers unions oppose the growth in charter schools and top new teacher evaluations. among the most dramatic, colorado, which passed a law tieing teacher pay and tenure to student performance. colorado wasn't chosen for a grant today, and the governor isn't happy fp. >> if you take the land mass of the united states that is sort of west of the appalachian mountains, no state got funded. >> reporter: the president's home state hawaii is the only state west of t
the kind of aguessive step the obama administration is encouraging. >> first, high standards. we have to start lying to children, dummying down standards. >> reporter: it's one reason why maryland was one of nine states along with d.c. to be awarded race to the top grant money today. they follow tennessee and delaware in sharing $4.3 billion. to compete states have been aggressively overhauling their curriculums, changing teacher evaluations and focusing on underperforming schools....
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if the political left was in love with barack obama last year, there is strong evidence tonight that has changed. we begin with the new numbers from the nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. with us our political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd. >> reporter: by any measurement this has been a tough year for the country and by extension, a tough year to the president. coming into office, it was clear he was going to have to deal with a slew of problems from the financial crisis to two wars. the public was optimistic and hopeful about the country and its new president a year ago. that's not the case any more. on his first day in office, the president was full of optimism. >> on this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear. unity of purpose over conflict and discord. >> reporter: the country responded and grew optimistic early on. now the pessimism is back. 55% believe the country is off on the wrong track. less than half, 47% now approve of the job the president is doing. down from 60% at that hopeful start of his presidency. this grading of the pres
if the political left was in love with barack obama last year, there is strong evidence tonight that has changed. we begin with the new numbers from the nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. with us our political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd. >> reporter: by any measurement this has been a tough year for the country and by extension, a tough year to the president. coming into office, it was clear he was going to have to deal with a slew of problems from...
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among my guests, maria shriver and senior adviser to president obama jared. but there's more on our website, including our work with "time" magazine on women they first profiled in 1972. and we'll continue our reporting all next week right here on "nbc nightly news." >>> and when tonight's broadcast continues, new concerns about whether the nation's intensive care units can go over capacity in the fight against swine flu. ...kept coming back... ...or that i could help prevent them in the first place. the problem was that my controller medicine... ...was treating only 1 main cause of asthma symptoms. but there are 2. airway constriction. and inflammation. unlike most controllers, advair treats both main causes. advair treats both main causes. and that helps prevent symptoms in the first place. (announcer) advair contains salmeterol. salmeterol may increase the chance of asthma-related death. so advair is not for asthma that's well controlled on another controller medicine. advair will not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms... ...and should not be
among my guests, maria shriver and senior adviser to president obama jared. but there's more on our website, including our work with "time" magazine on women they first profiled in 1972. and we'll continue our reporting all next week right here on "nbc nightly news." >>> and when tonight's broadcast continues, new concerns about whether the nation's intensive care units can go over capacity in the fight against swine flu. ...kept coming back... ...or that i could...
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president obama announced he will change some key parts of no child left behind. essentially gutting the george w. bush administration's signature education reform law. we get details tonight from nbc's kristen welker at the white house. >> reporter: today, president obama announced the largest change to public education in nearly a decade arguing our schools are failing our students. >> today as many as a quarter of our students aren't finishing high school. >> reporter: states can now opt out of no child left behind. president bush's signature domestic initiative which requires students to meet targets in reading and math by 2014 or schools face stiff penalties including decreased federal funding. estimates show 80% of schools were headed for failure. >> teachers too often are being forced to teach to the test. >> reporter: here's how it works. states apply for a waiver from no child left behind by providing a written plan for improving the performance of students. if granted, schools will no longer get failing grades for poor student test scores. >> if states w
president obama announced he will change some key parts of no child left behind. essentially gutting the george w. bush administration's signature education reform law. we get details tonight from nbc's kristen welker at the white house. >> reporter: today, president obama announced the largest change to public education in nearly a decade arguing our schools are failing our students. >> today as many as a quarter of our students aren't finishing high school. >> reporter:...
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seÑal que el aÑo que viene, va hacer mejor >>> pero esta Última ti sÍ tasÓ se ve impulso para barack obama >>> Él sale como el mÁs responsable, entonces yo creo que Él tiene cierta ventaja polÍtica en este momento >>> ambas cÁmaras, ya designaron los miembros del comitÉ bi ca me cal pabi cameral. hoy pasÓ desapercibido que el presidente firmÓ tambiÉn otra importantes legislaciÓn, que financia 10 agencias federales con un montos de 10 millones de dÓlares por el resto del aÑo. ( ♪ mÚsica♪) >>> un juez que supervisa una demanda por presunta discriminaciÓn racial, contra la oficina del alguacil joe arpaio emitiÓ hoy un llamado contra este departamento por la desde educaciÓn de documen destrucciÓn de documentos en un caso, no es la primera vez que sucede, sancionaron a la oficina de arpaio por motivos similares de destrucciÓn de documentos. el departamento de justicia, rechazÓ hoy una ley de carolina del sur que crea un nuevo documento de identidad para votar en este estado, bajo el argumento que dificultad el voto a las minorÍas, un funcionario explicÓ que mileses pers
seÑal que el aÑo que viene, va hacer mejor >>> pero esta Última ti sÍ tasÓ se ve impulso para barack obama >>> Él sale como el mÁs responsable, entonces yo creo que Él tiene cierta ventaja polÍtica en este momento >>> ambas cÁmaras, ya designaron los miembros del comitÉ bi ca me cal pabi cameral. hoy pasÓ desapercibido que el presidente firmÓ tambiÉn otra importantes legislaciÓn, que financia 10 agencias federales con un montos de 10 millones de...
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david gregory will have an exclusive interview with president obama on the fiscal cliff crisis this sunday on "meet the press." >>> and now to the weather. and more snow is on the way as we head into the new year's weekend, and that may not be the end of it. the weather channel's chris warren joins me now. chris, good evening. >> good evening to you, too, natalie. we are watching a storm right now developing that will bring some snow to the northeast. the satellite does show that storm right now taking shape in the southeast, and it is going to move into the northeast. it's tapping into some gulf of mexico moisture. we're going to watch the timing right now. tomorrow morning, snow will be flying in the ohio valley throughout much of pennsylvania. during the day, moving into philadelphia, new york city and then into connecticut and boston by the evening. some of this blue in here, as the storm intensifies, that blue indicates some of the heavier snow. when it's all said and done, we're going to see several inches of snow in some spots. but it's going to be a fast-mover. by tomorrow night, t
david gregory will have an exclusive interview with president obama on the fiscal cliff crisis this sunday on "meet the press." >>> and now to the weather. and more snow is on the way as we head into the new year's weekend, and that may not be the end of it. the weather channel's chris warren joins me now. chris, good evening. >> good evening to you, too, natalie. we are watching a storm right now developing that will bring some snow to the northeast. the satellite does...
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president obama make his case that we are in a recovery summer. nbc's chief white house correspondent chuck todd joins us now. chuck, any indication the president might reassess his economic strategy? >> right now, lester, there is no indication, they're reassessing anything. in many cases you have the president pleading for patience, though he did make a pitch for a small business bill today in reaction to the jobs numbers. take a listen. >> sometimes you need some help in terms of cutting your tax burden, that's what this bill does, and yet, a minority in the senate is standing in the way of giving our small business people an up-or-down vote on this bill. and that's a shame. >> reporter: well right now this is something that might only help on the margins, an attempt to try to see if they can get small businesses to start hiring again. i can tell you this, lester, there is a huge debate inside the administration. there are some who want a shiny silver bullet of sorts, something new, maybe a second stimulus to maybe get more infrastructure money
president obama make his case that we are in a recovery summer. nbc's chief white house correspondent chuck todd joins us now. chuck, any indication the president might reassess his economic strategy? >> right now, lester, there is no indication, they're reassessing anything. in many cases you have the president pleading for patience, though he did make a pitch for a small business bill today in reaction to the jobs numbers. take a listen. >> sometimes you need some help in terms of...
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. >> reporter: president obama faced backlash to make a last minute trip to koben haggen was in air when he got word of the loss. >> one of the things that's most valuable about sports is you can play a great game and still not win. >> reporter: the presentation of the $4.8 billion had been given high marks. some long-time olympic observers say it may not have been over merits, but between the u.s. and international olympic committees. >> chicago is collateral damage. the fight is between the international olympic committee and the united states committee. they are in disputes over money. >> reporter: unlike rio de janeiro where thousands celebrated today, public support was tepid. a recent poll found less than half of chicagoans were in favor of their city hosting the games. >> whether you are for or against the games, you want a better chicago. >> reporter: those deeply familiar with rio de janeiro's proposal said geography was on its side. >> it's all of south america. the single biggest reason they won in their very passionate layout of their plan. they did the most unbelievable job
. >> reporter: president obama faced backlash to make a last minute trip to koben haggen was in air when he got word of the loss. >> one of the things that's most valuable about sports is you can play a great game and still not win. >> reporter: the presentation of the $4.8 billion had been given high marks. some long-time olympic observers say it may not have been over merits, but between the u.s. and international olympic committees. >> chicago is collateral damage....
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jackson has led the agency since the beginning of the obama administration. she tangled with congress and even the white house itself, particularly on global warming issues. >>> the other big story tonight, a deadly storm continues to wreak havoc in the northeast this hour. and before it's even over, another storm is already forming with now 65% of the country still covered in snow. the weather channel's eric fisher is in lewiston, maine. good evening to you, eric. >> good evening, natalie. 16 people have been killed by this latest winter storm that brought everything from tornadoes to coastal flooding, hurricane-force wind gusts and nearly 2 feet of snow. certainly has brought plenty of misery for people from texas to maine. today a massive storm moved north, dumping more than a foot of snow in parts of new england. it's been a record-breaking system as it moved across the country. >> look at that tornado. >> spawning a reported 26 tornadoes across the south. and flooding along the already hard-hit east coast. the results? a travel nightmare for millions. >>
jackson has led the agency since the beginning of the obama administration. she tangled with congress and even the white house itself, particularly on global warming issues. >>> the other big story tonight, a deadly storm continues to wreak havoc in the northeast this hour. and before it's even over, another storm is already forming with now 65% of the country still covered in snow. the weather channel's eric fisher is in lewiston, maine. good evening to you, eric. >> good...
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cancer, helping him survive long enough to witness one last political victory, the election of barack obama. his first wife, joan. jean kennedy smith, now the sole survivor of the original family. caroline saying good-bye to her uncle and surrogate father. another reminder that the public man was also because of past tragedies the patriarch of a vast extended family. a family never forgetting those who serve. and as they headed out, the neighbors sharing memories of a sail across the sound on a cold thanksgiving day. >> it was about 25 degrees. you know he decided he wanted to have oyster stew on nantucket. off he went. pull up the blankets sang irish ballads the whole way to stay warm. >> reporter: and strangers. >> our hearts are here and with his family that has given so much. >> he has done so much for so many. he has been a blessing to us. >> reporter: crowds clustered along the road for the 70 mile drive to boston. the senator's familiar route past landmarks a park named for his mother rose in the nord end neighborhood where she was born and raised. nathaniel hall where the senator la
cancer, helping him survive long enough to witness one last political victory, the election of barack obama. his first wife, joan. jean kennedy smith, now the sole survivor of the original family. caroline saying good-bye to her uncle and surrogate father. another reminder that the public man was also because of past tragedies the patriarch of a vast extended family. a family never forgetting those who serve. and as they headed out, the neighbors sharing memories of a sail across the sound on a...
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care, the obama health plan up for a vote. it's been called a stunt, because it can pass the republican house, but it's certain to fail, if not in the democratic senate, but it won't survive a veto. why spend the valuable time of your beloved house of representatives that way? >> you have to understand that in my opinion, obama care is the biggest job killer we have in america today. it's a weight over every employer that we have. there by requiring them to hold back their willingness to hire people. secondly, i believe that obama care will ruin the best health care delivery system in the world, and then thirdly, i think it will bankrupt our country. >> two points. what do you say to those who would disagree that it was the best health care delivery system in the world, because they, by the millions, weren't getting it? and second, where are you getting the notion, as you said again this morning, the american people want it repealed. our exit poll was 48%-47%, very evenly split on that. >> i've talked to tens of thousands of p
care, the obama health plan up for a vote. it's been called a stunt, because it can pass the republican house, but it's certain to fail, if not in the democratic senate, but it won't survive a veto. why spend the valuable time of your beloved house of representatives that way? >> you have to understand that in my opinion, obama care is the biggest job killer we have in america today. it's a weight over every employer that we have. there by requiring them to hold back their willingness to...
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a dramatic day in afghanistan raising questions about president obama's next move. >>> back on the trail. the first big political test of the president in two key states. >>> new clues. what really happened inside the house of horrors in cleland. tonight, we're learning more. >>> and running down a dream. and making history today at the >>> and running down a dream. and making history today at the new york city marathon. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, everyone. the obama administration, which has been engaged in deep soul-searching over the military mission in afghanistan, is embracing a controversial decision that leaving karzai as that nation's president. as expected today the man who opposed karzai for the job in a flawed and disputed election dropped out of the runoff contest. a development that moves the obama administration one step closer to a decision on whether to commit more american troops to a war that grows more difficult by the day. nbc's chief foreign course dents richard engel starts us off tonight with the latest from kabul. >> reporter:
a dramatic day in afghanistan raising questions about president obama's next move. >>> back on the trail. the first big political test of the president in two key states. >>> new clues. what really happened inside the house of horrors in cleland. tonight, we're learning more. >>> and running down a dream. and making history today at the >>> and running down a dream. and making history today at the new york city marathon. captions paid for by nbc-universal...
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today president obama and his campaign are afraid to talk about the economy. despite it's size, new hampshire could be pivotal in a close general election. the president won it in 2008. polls show romney who owns a house in the state, and served as governor in nearby massachusetts is leading obama in new hampshire by as much as ten points. before romney can actually take on the president, he still has a tough primary battle. right now, some polls show him running second to newt gingrich. as the polls have shifted, occupy wall street protesters have targetsed the candidate. today it was mr. obama's turn. >> republican candidates have a chance to reshuffle the deck tonight. they face off in their 11th debate. one of the key topics will be foreign policy. that's a topic some of them have struggled with. >> at the end of pennsylvania avenue today, after that special congressional deficit committee, the super committee failed to come to a deal. our report on that from nbc's kelly o'donnell. >> out of the dysfunction of the super committee that did nothing about the
today president obama and his campaign are afraid to talk about the economy. despite it's size, new hampshire could be pivotal in a close general election. the president won it in 2008. polls show romney who owns a house in the state, and served as governor in nearby massachusetts is leading obama in new hampshire by as much as ten points. before romney can actually take on the president, he still has a tough primary battle. right now, some polls show him running second to newt gingrich. as the...
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obama's 2008 opponent, john mccain, lashed out writing president obama is shamelessly turning the one decision he got right into a pathetic political act of self-congratlation and while mitt romney has praised the killing of bin laden, a spokeswoman says it's now sad to see the obama campaign -- in order to try to distract voters' attention from the failures of his administration. the white house says it's all fair game. all part of the president's record on foreign policy. >> i think the way we handled it is represents exactly the balance you need to strike. >> another political controversy today over credit taking when top romney aide told the washington forum that the only reason that general motors and chrysler continue to exist is because president obama's mitt romney's advice. the obama camera scoffed and said both gm and chrysler would not be vital and vibrant and back in business today. lester? >> mike viqueira at the white house. thanks. obama's campaign senior strategist robert gibbs and romney campaign senior strategist are among david gregory's guests tomorrow morning on "
obama's 2008 opponent, john mccain, lashed out writing president obama is shamelessly turning the one decision he got right into a pathetic political act of self-congratlation and while mitt romney has praised the killing of bin laden, a spokeswoman says it's now sad to see the obama campaign -- in order to try to distract voters' attention from the failures of his administration. the white house says it's all fair game. all part of the president's record on foreign policy. >> i think the...
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last week the obama administration moved to reform the agency. abbott sued the interior department to halt operations at bp's atlantis. lisa meyers, nbc news, washington. >>> in other news tonight, a long awaited decision from the supreme court came today. the justices ruled juveniles can't be sentenced to life in prison without parole for any crime other than murder. the 5-4 decision found life without parole for young offenders violates the constitution's protection against cruel and unusual punishment. >>> with an increasingly angry electorate, all eyes on the political world are on election day and several important races, one in pennsylvania where senator arlen specter is trying to hang on to his job after switching his party. andrea mitchell is in philly for us tonight. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. as you know well, arlen specter is a survivor, two bouts with cancer, a lot of political crises over the decades but because of that party switch facing a tough challenge from democratic congressman joe sestak. this pri
last week the obama administration moved to reform the agency. abbott sued the interior department to halt operations at bp's atlantis. lisa meyers, nbc news, washington. >>> in other news tonight, a long awaited decision from the supreme court came today. the justices ruled juveniles can't be sentenced to life in prison without parole for any crime other than murder. the 5-4 decision found life without parole for young offenders violates the constitution's protection against cruel and...
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obama acknowledged the skepticism. >> we've been there for ten years. people get weary. >> reporter: the president also repeated tough talk regarding the standoff over iran's nuclear program. >> the window for solving this issue diplomatically is shrinking. >> reporter: prime minister cameron warns syrian president assad to cease the bloody crackdown on his own people and step down. >> the people leading syria committing these crimes need to know that. >> reporter: a united front between old allies facing pressing challenges. kristen welker, nbc news, the white house. >>> this is andrea mitchell in washington. they are both young, smart, devoted family men with the world on their shoulders, looking like two friends trying to blow off steam, but this duo travels better than most. marine 1 to air force one then a motorcade to an ncaa basketball game. if it was david cameron's first basketball, you couldn't tell. >> getting some tips. he'll help me fill out my bracket. >> he's going to teach me cricket. >> reporter: at downing street, the prime minister sa
obama acknowledged the skepticism. >> we've been there for ten years. people get weary. >> reporter: the president also repeated tough talk regarding the standoff over iran's nuclear program. >> the window for solving this issue diplomatically is shrinking. >> reporter: prime minister cameron warns syrian president assad to cease the bloody crackdown on his own people and step down. >> the people leading syria committing these crimes need to know that. >>...
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this was president obama's first time as host of that gathering. this morning's security counsel had the feel of a high school reunion. there was an interesting moment when his chief of staff, rahm emanuel grabbed the chair behind the president, when he was reminded it belonged to hillary clinton. a largely empty general assembly hall because so many delegations walked out before or during the speech. there was the famous rambling of moammar gadhafi. his marathon speech prompted venezuela's president, hugo chavez to promise to keep his speech short. he put it, "gadhafi said everything there is to say." the one thing about smoking - is it dominates your life, and it dominated mine. and the sad thing about it is that you can always use an excuse if cigarettes don't kill me, oh well - something else will. but, you can't use that as an excuse. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. it was very interesting that you could smoke on the first week. chantix gave me that extra help that i needed to get through a tough time.
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a fired-up president obama makes a last ditch for health care reform. where the count stands tonight. >>> growing scandal. the pope's first letter as allegations in his home country escalate. >>> the fleecing of america. years of waste, fraud and medicare. tonight, some good news on that front. >>> and making a difference. one basketball team's secret weapon helping players win on and off the court. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, i'm ann curry in tonight for brian williams. down to the wire now in health care reform. president obama let loose today giving a fiery speech why it should pass. if it does, we are getting an idea when the changes would kick in, how pre-existing conditions would be handled and children would be affected. we begin with chief white house correspondent chuck todd. chuck, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, ann. the president and his staff like to say they live by the credo no drama obama, but as this house vote on health care approaches this sunday evening, the next
a fired-up president obama makes a last ditch for health care reform. where the count stands tonight. >>> growing scandal. the pope's first letter as allegations in his home country escalate. >>> the fleecing of america. years of waste, fraud and medicare. tonight, some good news on that front. >>> and making a difference. one basketball team's secret weapon helping players win on and off the court. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by...
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in addition to bill clinton, president obama will be there this weekend and michelle obama on monday, hoping to offset republican votes in the rest of the state. brian? >> what sit about pennsylvania politics always so interesting? andrea mitchell thanks. all of which brings us to the moderator of "meet the press" david gregory. those lucky enough to get some sleep as tuesday becomes wednesday, you wake up wednesday morning, we already believe that a lot of republicans are going to wake up in new jobs wednesday. do they start thinking about now about that new responsibility? >> no question about it. they are talking about it, they're talking about the message they take away from tuesday. and they don't know what the magnitude is going to be. one thing that was emphasized today, this is not a mandate for them. there's no great love for republicans or their ideas in this election. they see it as a rejection of the president and his agenda. if there is a mandate, one leader told me today, it is all about spending. got to get spending under control. taxes and spending will be where they s
in addition to bill clinton, president obama will be there this weekend and michelle obama on monday, hoping to offset republican votes in the rest of the state. brian? >> what sit about pennsylvania politics always so interesting? andrea mitchell thanks. all of which brings us to the moderator of "meet the press" david gregory. those lucky enough to get some sleep as tuesday becomes wednesday, you wake up wednesday morning, we already believe that a lot of republicans are going...
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obama tried to keep the cuss on the jobs crisis back home. today meeting with boeing. >> our workers back home are going to be able to have job security and be able to produce an outstanding product made in america. >> reporter: in a major foreign policy announcement the president said his administration will renew diplomatic conversations with the government of myanmar, formerly burma. >> after years of darkness we have seen progress in the last several weeks. >> reporter: hillary clinton will visit the country neck month. the first in more than 50 years. she says the country must do more for a full restoration of relations. >> they have to release all political prisoners. i mean, that just is a condition. they have to have a real electoral system with an open door to political parties and free expression. >> reporter: on syria, another country with a flejling democratic movement, clinton was blunt in her assessment of the growing violence. >> yes, i think there could be a civil war with a very determined and well-armed and eventually well-f
obama tried to keep the cuss on the jobs crisis back home. today meeting with boeing. >> our workers back home are going to be able to have job security and be able to produce an outstanding product made in america. >> reporter: in a major foreign policy announcement the president said his administration will renew diplomatic conversations with the government of myanmar, formerly burma. >> after years of darkness we have seen progress in the last several weeks. >>...
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obama said, up at camp david we do skeet shooting all the time, like jfk used to years ago. on "meet the press," former vice presidential candidate paul ryan referred to last month's newtown tragedy as a watershed moment. >> it's our worst nightmare, something like this happening. let's go beyond just this debate and make sure we get deeper. what's our policy on mental illness? what's going on in our culture that produces this kind of thing? >> reporter: and for its part, congress will hold its first hearing on gun violence, lester, this wednesday. one other note, by the way, about the president's interview with the new "republic," one one week before the super bowl, the president weighing in on football, if he had a son, we have to think long and hard before letting him play to the game, referring to the violence in the sport. >> peter, thank you. >>> still in washington, the education department is taking action to make sure disabled school children are not shut out from school sports programs. nbc's chief education correspondent rehema ellis has that story. >> reporter: i
obama said, up at camp david we do skeet shooting all the time, like jfk used to years ago. on "meet the press," former vice presidential candidate paul ryan referred to last month's newtown tragedy as a watershed moment. >> it's our worst nightmare, something like this happening. let's go beyond just this debate and make sure we get deeper. what's our policy on mental illness? what's going on in our culture that produces this kind of thing? >> reporter: and for its part,...
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and it's been a long week for president obama, and not as successful as the white house had hoped. this trip, after all, was billed in part as a mission to bring jobs home to the u.s. tonight, the president is in japan, his last stop for another summit there. and then he comes home where he has to tackle something else that affects every one of us, taxes. and the typically washington art of making a deal apparently. that's where we begin tonight in our washington newsroom with our chief white house correspondent chuck todd. good evening. >> reporter: look, things haven't been easy for president obama on this current trip. the longest of his presidency, by the way. as he prepares to return to washington, the political problems he has to resolve, like how to deal with the so-called bush tax cuts, particularly for the wealthy, getting more complicated by the hour. president obama left for asia three days after the midterm elections, looking overseas for a political victory or two. but after crisscrossing asia, the president doesn't have a lot to show for his efforts. no trade deal wit
and it's been a long week for president obama, and not as successful as the white house had hoped. this trip, after all, was billed in part as a mission to bring jobs home to the u.s. tonight, the president is in japan, his last stop for another summit there. and then he comes home where he has to tackle something else that affects every one of us, taxes. and the typically washington art of making a deal apparently. that's where we begin tonight in our washington newsroom with our chief white...
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president obama promised things are going to get back to normal there. while for its part, bp says it now has a plan to capture 40 to 50,000 barrels of oil a day by te the end of the month. our coverage begins with lisa myers. >> reporter: in the crucial days before the explosion, congressional investigators say bp made a series of decisions to save time and money at the expense of safety. chairman henry waxman heads the investigation. . >> we found a pattern that every time they had a decision to make they decided to cut corners, to do things faster than otherwise should have been done, to do it less expensively, and the consequence of this as one industry expert told us was negligent. >> reporter: in a letter to tony hayward the letter identified five crucial decisions including using a cheaper well design for the bottom of the well, using too few centralizers -- attachments between the well casing and the bore hull that keep it centered, not running two critical tests to evaluate the effectiveness of the cement job and test for gas. why? the committee
president obama promised things are going to get back to normal there. while for its part, bp says it now has a plan to capture 40 to 50,000 barrels of oil a day by te the end of the month. our coverage begins with lisa myers. >> reporter: in the crucial days before the explosion, congressional investigators say bp made a series of decisions to save time and money at the expense of safety. chairman henry waxman heads the investigation. . >> we found a pattern that every time they...
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the obama administration says it's moving quickly to deploy new technology at airports that use the full body scanners where they produce a less explicit image, but house republicans say it's not doing that quickly enough. from the beginning, full body scanners have been controversial. the original machines created such a detailed image some called it a strip search. now an entirely different system. no explicit images, just an outline to show where screeners should pay attention. of 500 machines in use nationwide, tsa says about half will use the new technology within the next few months and the tsa bought more all with the advanced outline system. but members of a subcommittee approved a measure today to require all scanners to be upgraded within 90 days if the full congress approves. >> it's giving dignity back to people who have to go through scanners without sacrificing any type of security. >> reporter: a big concern for parents, the homeland security secretary said children under 12 will no longer have to take off their shoes for screening and will be patted down less often. >> we
the obama administration says it's moving quickly to deploy new technology at airports that use the full body scanners where they produce a less explicit image, but house republicans say it's not doing that quickly enough. from the beginning, full body scanners have been controversial. the original machines created such a detailed image some called it a strip search. now an entirely different system. no explicit images, just an outline to show where screeners should pay attention. of 500...
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. >>> president obama summoned all the democrats in the u.s. senate to the white house today to try to close party ranks for a last push on health care reform before the end of the year, as he has pledged. our white house correspondent savannah guthrie with us from there tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. aides here say this is do or die time, after the senate's fragile health care compromise fell apart yesterday. the president gathered democrats here at the white house to try to keep them together. emerging after a closed-door meeting with senate democrats. >> feeling cautiously optimistic. >> reporter: the president made it clear, this is it. >> we simply cannot allow differences over individual elements of this plan to prevent us from meeting our responsibility to solve a long-standing and urgent problem for the american people. they are waiting for us to act. they are counting on us to show leadership. and i don't intend to let them down and neither do the people standing next to me. >> reporter: but among the democrat
. >>> president obama summoned all the democrats in the u.s. senate to the white house today to try to close party ranks for a last push on health care reform before the end of the year, as he has pledged. our white house correspondent savannah guthrie with us from there tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. aides here say this is do or die time, after the senate's fragile health care compromise fell apart yesterday. the president gathered democrats here at the...
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candidate obama. >> are you fired up? ready to go? >> reporter: with the president embarking on his most challenging month to date he gave himself and some of his most vocal supporters, big labor, a pep talk. >> make no mistake we're moving in the right direction. we're on the road to recovery, ohio. don't let anybody tell you otherwise. >> reporter: the feisty tone came two days before the president uses a rare primetime speech to a joint session of congress to make a final push for health care reform. >> i'll have a lot more to say about this on wednesday night. i'm going to have to save my voice a little bit. >> reporter: the president repeated a new phrase, stability and security, to sell his plan. >> we're also going to build an america where health reform delivers more stability and computer to every american. i see reform where we bring stability and security to folks who have insurance today. >> reporter: he made just one reference to the so-called public option, a government-run insurance program. >> and i contin
candidate obama. >> are you fired up? ready to go? >> reporter: with the president embarking on his most challenging month to date he gave himself and some of his most vocal supporters, big labor, a pep talk. >> make no mistake we're moving in the right direction. we're on the road to recovery, ohio. don't let anybody tell you otherwise. >> reporter: the feisty tone came two days before the president uses a rare primetime speech to a joint session of congress to make a...
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president obama pushes back against the increasing drum beat toward war with iran and he calls out his republican opponents for it. >>> local hero. the incredible story of a woman who risked her own life to save her two children during that awful tornado outbreak. >>> kids and cavities. surprising news tonight about preschoolers and what's happening to their baby teeth. >>> and mr. mayor. on a busy primary night a young man who won his race already. now he just has to finish high school. now he just has to finish high school. "nbc nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. and this is super tuesday night. gop primaries in 11 states. 424 delegates at stake and the voting is under way at this hour. that include it is biggest prize of the night, the state of ohio, where the polls there close in less than 30 minutes. and not to be overlooked or outdone on this busy day the president stepped before the cameras at the white house and held a wide-ranging mid-day news conference in part to remind the men who want his job this is serious business,
president obama pushes back against the increasing drum beat toward war with iran and he calls out his republican opponents for it. >>> local hero. the incredible story of a woman who risked her own life to save her two children during that awful tornado outbreak. >>> kids and cavities. surprising news tonight about preschoolers and what's happening to their baby teeth. >>> and mr. mayor. on a busy primary night a young man who won his race already. now he just has to...
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. >> reporter: president obama won the latino vote 2-1. then, latino voters helped sent republican marco rubio to the u.s. senate. >> the biggest priority right now should be jobs. >> reporter: latinos also have a generational divide. adrian mar 10 knees and his wife are republicans. their daughter prefers democrats. their son emmanuel -- >> republican, democrat, independent? >> independent. >> reporter: right down the middle. not listen to your grandparents, not listen to your mother. >> nope. >> reporter: what's the candidate to do? >> they need to realize that they can't just come up with a quick sound bite and get hispanics in the state of florida. >> reporter: for every vote often counts. down to the wire, a race for latino voters wielding increasing political clout. ron allen, nbc news, tampa. >> our political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd joins me from our washington news room. it seems gingrich and romney see the path to the nomination is on this question of elect ability. who can face down barack obama in
. >> reporter: president obama won the latino vote 2-1. then, latino voters helped sent republican marco rubio to the u.s. senate. >> the biggest priority right now should be jobs. >> reporter: latinos also have a generational divide. adrian mar 10 knees and his wife are republicans. their daughter prefers democrats. their son emmanuel -- >> republican, democrat, independent? >> independent. >> reporter: right down the middle. not listen to your grandparents,...
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it's a big legal showdown for the accomplishment of the obama administration and it's drawing quite a crowd. outside the court, passionate demonstrations, mostly supporting the law. >> care for you, care for me. care for every family. >> i'm only giving out tickets for today's argument only. >> court officials allowed in 120 of the people who were in line. some of them since friday. >> 24, 25. >> rick santorum even showed up to underscore the political stakes. >> it's a very, very important day for america. >> today's question, can the challengers bring this case now or do they have to wait until 2014? when the centerpiece of the law kicks in, the requirement that all americans get health insurance? >> a 150-year-old law says no tax can be challenged before it goes into effect, and the health care law says anyone who does not get insurance must pay a penalty on their tax returns clikted by the irs. is that a tax? nearly of the justices think it's not since the t word is not in the health care law. >> congress has nowhere used the word tax. what it says is penalty. and so why is this a
it's a big legal showdown for the accomplishment of the obama administration and it's drawing quite a crowd. outside the court, passionate demonstrations, mostly supporting the law. >> care for you, care for me. care for every family. >> i'm only giving out tickets for today's argument only. >> court officials allowed in 120 of the people who were in line. some of them since friday. >> 24, 25. >> rick santorum even showed up to underscore the political stakes....
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now he disavows the comments, perhaps in time for the debate when president obama is expected to be ready for attack. >> thank you. >>> sue herrera has visited us from cnbc headquarters today here in our studios, by the way, the markets reacted in a big way today as job news, stocks closed at the highest level today in nearly five years, as you sue, know, all too well. what does it mean? >> i think it was a good report in one sense in that the economy is continuing to add jobs, but it was not a great report. we need to continue to see better numbers than this. 150 or 200,000 new jobs created for the next few months to get us back to levels of much better unemployment. it is a start but not a good report. >> as we saw in andrea's set-up piece, the combination of the retired executive with the twitter account made some trouble for the president today. the comments aside, in your experience can numbers like this be manipulated at all? >> no, because it is a difficult number to put together, that is for a reason, because they don't want it to be manipulated. they're put together by two separa
now he disavows the comments, perhaps in time for the debate when president obama is expected to be ready for attack. >> thank you. >>> sue herrera has visited us from cnbc headquarters today here in our studios, by the way, the markets reacted in a big way today as job news, stocks closed at the highest level today in nearly five years, as you sue, know, all too well. what does it mean? >> i think it was a good report in one sense in that the economy is continuing to add...
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. >> reporter: good news blue skies allowed them to gain traction north to washington just as the obama administration today announced new rules to limit the time passengers can be delayed on stranded planes. the government says it happens far too often. the last straw, 47 passengers stuck for six hours last summer on a continental express jet in rochester, minnesota. >> we spent the entire night on this little airplane, bathroom broke, no water, crying babies. we weren't let off until 6:30 in the morning. >> reporter: now new rules require airlines to offer passengers food, beverages and operating toilets after two hours of delays. after three hours, pilots will be required to return to the gate unless the return would compromise safety or airport operations. if the airlines violate the rules, they face a fine of $27,500 per passenger. >> no excuses, no exceptions. you're on your way back to the terminal after three hours. >> reporter: today the airlines said they would comply but warned it could lead to more canceled flights and greater passenger inconvenience. the government estimate
. >> reporter: good news blue skies allowed them to gain traction north to washington just as the obama administration today announced new rules to limit the time passengers can be delayed on stranded planes. the government says it happens far too often. the last straw, 47 passengers stuck for six hours last summer on a continental express jet in rochester, minnesota. >> we spent the entire night on this little airplane, bathroom broke, no water, crying babies. we weren't let off...
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obama and house speaker nancy pelosi seem to have plenty to talk about. and today their influence helped sway one of several democrats they still need. >> i've decided to cast a vote in favor of the legislation. >> reporter: congressman dennis kucinich fought for but did not get a public option. >> this is not the bill i wanted to support. >> reporter: this was arm-twisting on display. on monday, that was kucinich coming down the steps of air force one. >> i was talking to dennis kucinich on the way over here about this. >> reporter: after a trip to his ohio district the president got his vote. >> what did you tell him? >> i told him thank you. >> reporter: so why is this so tough? some house democrats refuse to vote yes on the senate health care bill because they don't like some of what's in it and they don't want it held against them in november. but it must pass before any of the changes house members want can be made. a possible solution, a little rule called deem and pass. the house would not take a direct vote on the senate bill, but would vote on a
obama and house speaker nancy pelosi seem to have plenty to talk about. and today their influence helped sway one of several democrats they still need. >> i've decided to cast a vote in favor of the legislation. >> reporter: congressman dennis kucinich fought for but did not get a public option. >> this is not the bill i wanted to support. >> reporter: this was arm-twisting on display. on monday, that was kucinich coming down the steps of air force one. >> i was...
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obama's recent and unexpected success, many wonder if the bipartisanship of the lame duck will carry over into the new year. >> so if he approaches the politics, both of dealing frank when i the democrats, and those republicans willing to do a deal, he may be able to get some things done. >> reporter: with conservatives on the rise, experts say cooperation will only go so far. >> so i think cultural issues will again be the two parties at each other. just punching away. and not looking for areas of cooperation but really staking out their moral positions. >> reporter: and earlier today, the president did put out a statement about those casualties and that suicide bombing. he called it an affront to not only the pakistani people but to all people. he said the u.s. stands with pakistan for peace and security. >> with the president this evening, thank you. much more on all these topics tomorrow on "meet the press." valley jarrett will be david gregory's exclusive guest. >>> still ahead as "nightly news" continues on this christmas day, with so many flying this weekend, an early look at
obama's recent and unexpected success, many wonder if the bipartisanship of the lame duck will carry over into the new year. >> so if he approaches the politics, both of dealing frank when i the democrats, and those republicans willing to do a deal, he may be able to get some things done. >> reporter: with conservatives on the rise, experts say cooperation will only go so far. >> so i think cultural issues will again be the two parties at each other. just punching away. and...
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. >> we need someone who can be a contrast with barack obama, not the same old tired establishment person that's going to be shoved down our throat. >> reporter: despite his feistyness, romney seems less interested in grappling are wisconsin rivals. a nod perhaps to his nominee status. >> this president's policies have failed to turn this economy around. his economic strategy has been a bust and that's one reason why i'm convinced that the american people are going to turn him out of office in 2012. >> reporter: this morning, another big endorsement for romney. ron johnson. >> the next president of the united states, mitt romney! >> reporter: part of a growing force of support. >> i think he's going to be an excellent candidate and i think that the chances are overwhe overwhelming that he will be our nominee. >> reporter: and as such, the awaiting opposition climbed in and joined the fight. vice president biden jabbing romney as out of touch. >> this is about the middle class and what effects middle class people? a policy. their confidence going into tuesday, mitt romney's staff and suppo
. >> we need someone who can be a contrast with barack obama, not the same old tired establishment person that's going to be shoved down our throat. >> reporter: despite his feistyness, romney seems less interested in grappling are wisconsin rivals. a nod perhaps to his nominee status. >> this president's policies have failed to turn this economy around. his economic strategy has been a bust and that's one reason why i'm convinced that the american people are going to turn him...
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. >> i remember i was so nervous about my exclusive with obama, i forgot my clothes. in john's world, that's emmy-winning material. >> my alarm doesn't go off. so my makeup artist bangs on the door and wakes me up. >> your makeup artist lives in your house? what's that? >> he had to wake up mario with the pans. >> and we will play musical pans. >> we got the biggest kick when you had us on the show. it's like, all right, we made it then. >> i remember loving that. >> loving this. glen close's acting coach. >> he was talking about possibly having a makeout scene with matt damon, and i was wondering if you have any tips for matt. >> oh, yeah. be down and dirty. [laughter] >> for more raw moments from inside the official emmy magazine photo stop -- >> get a little workout with girls right here. >> curls for the girls. >> jump on over to extratv.com. >> next -- >> congratulations, john. >> jon hamm caught kissing kate. all the candid moments. and look who crashed the party. alec baldwin busted in on our "extra" friends. >> behind you is where you need to be focused. >> th
. >> i remember i was so nervous about my exclusive with obama, i forgot my clothes. in john's world, that's emmy-winning material. >> my alarm doesn't go off. so my makeup artist bangs on the door and wakes me up. >> your makeup artist lives in your house? what's that? >> he had to wake up mario with the pans. >> and we will play musical pans. >> we got the biggest kick when you had us on the show. it's like, all right, we made it then. >> i remember...
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debates in the fall in which the reporters are the moderators, because you don't need to have a second obama person on the debate. >> reporter: for their part, ron paul and rick santorum are spending their time and energy elsewhere. santorum is campaigning in minnesota after taking time off the trail to be with his 3-year-old daughter bella who is hospitalized with pneumonia. >>> we mentioned our political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd paying a rare visit to the mothership tonight. first of all about newt gingrich, we are out of the moderating business, i guess. >> apparently. >> he kept telling reporters all weekend, look at the national polls where i'm leading. while that may be true, these numbers are moving in florida. >> reporter: they are. because florida is the one state where there are $16 million of negative ads against newt gingrich, you don't have that in the other 49 states. that is benefitting newt gingrich a little bit. what is interesting about this lead from mitt romney and why it seems so solid going into tomorrow, we learned among folks who voted.
debates in the fall in which the reporters are the moderators, because you don't need to have a second obama person on the debate. >> reporter: for their part, ron paul and rick santorum are spending their time and energy elsewhere. santorum is campaigning in minnesota after taking time off the trail to be with his 3-year-old daughter bella who is hospitalized with pneumonia. >>> we mentioned our political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd paying a rare...